A big region
Kurnool of Andhra Pradesh is our next tourist destination. This Indian tourist
place is the well-known city of AP in southern India. Kurnool is just 212 kms
away from Hyderabad the state capital. Placed on 7th position in most
crowded this city is the entry point to Rayalseema. In early days of freedom of
India Kurnool city was declared as capital of AP. On 1 October 1953, City was
declared as Capital of Andhra, though it didn’t be for longer as Hyderabad was
later declared the capital on 31st October, 1956.
Behind the
name of Kurnool, lots of theories are available, though discussing particular
will be not of interesting for the voyagers hence we are not stating the talks
to our viewers.
Attraction of Kurnool:
Birla Mandir: A beauty holy place is
first location for voyagers. It’s Naubath Pahad where the temple is created.
Lord Venkateshwara idol is placed in the shrine and construction is done with white
marble.
Mahanandi: Kurnool region is bigger and
countless small villages are under this district. Mahanandi Village is one of
them located in the east direction of Nallamala Hills. Here travelers can watch
nine Nandis known as Navanandis. Temple Mahanandiswara is key spot for voyagers
in Mahanandi village. The shrine is belonging to the ruling period of Chalukyan
in south India.
Srisailam Dam: as discussed Kurnool
region is having plenty of villages under, there are loads of tourist
destinations, and Srisailam is one of them. The dam constructed in Srisailam village is most popular for natural beauty and tiger reserve. Some restrictions
placed by AP government could be little challenge for voyagers. The tiger
reserve of Srisailam did not allow visitors to enter the jungle area after 9 pm
until 8 am every day. Srisailam is the peaceful spot and popular for Lord
Shankara temple constructed close to Dam area. Dam of Srisailam is constructed on
hard flowing big river Krishna. AP government started constructing dam in 1960
and completed on 1981. Srisailam dam is listed in 12 biggest hydroelectric
projects of India.
Belum Caves: today almost every person
might hear the Belum Caves, though people are not aware of the location. Belum
Village of Kurnool region is famous for caves, which are 2nd largest
caverns in India. There are three cavities in caves and central cavity is serving
as entry point to caves.
Nallamala Hills: mount area of Kurnool
region is Nallamala Hills also recognized as Nallamalla Range. These hills are
spread to other known cities such as Guntur, Kurnool, Kadapa, Prakasam and
Mahabubnagar.
Sai baba Temple: the biggest Sai baba shrine
in India is under Kurnool region spread in approx 1.5 acre. The striking idol
of Sai Baba was placed in temple in 2001.
Many other
areas where travelers can reach are Rollapadu Bird Sanctuary, BRMS (Bhrama Ramba
Mallikarjuna Swamy) Temple, GBWS (Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary), Nagarjuna
Sagar Sanctuary, Kondareddy Burz, Peta Anjaneyaswami Temple, and Yaganti Shiva
Temple.
Attaining to Kurnool:
Buses for
Kurnool city are available frequently from Guntur and Vijayawada. However, many
other big cities are also having direct buses and trains to Kurnool. Hyderabad is
215 kms away, Bangalore is 353 kms away, Chennai is 459 kms, Pune is 643 kms,
and Nagpur is 812 kms away from Kurnool.
By Rail: Kurnool railway station is
linked to many big cities of India, though frequent trains are available from Hyderabad city. Trains from Mumbai, Tirupati, Madurai, Jaipur, Hubli, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and few other cities are reaching Kurnool, hence tourist can plan
trip according to their convenient. Kurnool viz, Nandyala Junction, Kurnool
Town Junction, Dhone Junction and Adoni Junction are four popular railway stations
of Kurnool. Plenty of trains are reaching Kurnool from various parts of the
country.
By Road: Buses from Guntur, Vijayawada, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and many other cities are available for Kurnool.
